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(No Model.) 7 Sheets-Sheet 1r P. BARCHE.

RBGOIL OPBBATED FIREARM.

Patented May 1,

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1 YP, BARCHE. REGOIL OPBRATED PIREARM.

No. 519,151. VAPatented May 1,1894.

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' -P. BARCHE.

REGOIL OPERATED FIREARM.

No. 519,151. Patented May 1, 1894.

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REGOIL GPERATBD FIREARM.

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P. BARCHE. REGOIL OPERATED FIREARM.

PatentedV May 1, 1894.

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P. BARCHE.

RBcoIL OP'BRATED PREARM. No. 519,151. V Patented May 1, 1894.

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PATE-NT OFFICE.

AF "Paars, FRANCE-.

RCoIL-OPERTED' rlMarini/1:v

SPECIFICATION forming part of 'Letters Patent No. 519,151, cated my`1', 1se4. Appunti@ nea Angus 1. 1 s9s.- semi No. 482,079. cammini rmtta n rmt@ Decanter-'5, 1892, Np. 226,162.

Tow/ZZ whom` it may concern: Be it known that I, PAUL BARCHE, engineer, a citizen of the Republ-ic of France, residing in Paris, France, have invented certain ImlOl als

original'. position before movable breech bloehtakes place so `as to provements in'ffAutoniatic- Repeating Fire#v arms, (for which I have obtained a'French patent, dated December 5, 1892, No. 226,162,) of which the following'is a specification.

The {ire-arm formingthe object of the present invention is provided with an automatic repeating action and enables the foreeof the ljecolto` be utilized for `working the breech mechanisn'nas hereinafter explained', being also provided with means for suspending the repeating action and enabling the armto be loaded lby handit required.. The cartridge elevator or device-employed for 'elevating or pushing up the cartridges from the magazine into the chamber automati- 'cally can be thrown'out of action-by means yof a 'stop when therloading is to be performed by h'and. stops actingon on the trigger so ,tomatically bythe action of the elevator until the breech chamber iscompletely closed. `A

he4 movable breech block and 'safety stop also blocks 'the movement of `the the closingl of Vthe breech -is iinstriker. incase perfectly performed. i. When `the.- 'repeating action is used the movable breech longitudinally backward' relatively to the stock-under the impulse resulting fromthe .recoil andare thereby caused to' compress which deaden the shock of the recoill 'upon' theshoulderand at the same time store actuate the breech nextshot. Y *'Ihefbar- -rel andthe breech chamber return to their the return o't theA "springs up'poiver sufficient toT mechanism fox-tiring the leave ,the breech open long enough. for. the` ejection of theempty'cart )introduction mova'b breech block to by acting upon a thumb piece or This' elevator is connected with.

that the action is locked aus' y barrel andthe `part of the- \breec h attached'theietoftogether with the block simultaneo'nsly'cnove ridge shell andthe of a' fresh cartridge after which -th e movablebreech'block isautmatically rel close the breech. When' used as arepeater `the sanie'a-fo'r'Y ning'isl formed but .the return-ef the close the `breeoh is effected by unlocking byhand a stop or catch 'projection which une the projection connected with the cartridge elevator is 'situated on the right hand side of the firearm.

In order that the invention may be fully understood I shall now proceed more particularly to describe thesameand for that purpose shall refer to the several figures on the annexed sheets of drawings, the same letters of reference' indicating corresponding -parts in all the figures.

,Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings represents i-n vertical longitudinal' section an automatic repeating rifle constructed accord; ing to this invention, the parts being represented in the position which',they `occupy `when the breech is closed. Fig. 2 isa corresponding viewin horizontal section the section being taken in thel plane of theaxis of the barrel. Figs.- l and 2a are similar views to Figs. 1 and 2, but represent'the parts in the positionsl-whi lh they occupy when the breech'is'open. Fig. 1h isa view similar to Fig. 1 showing the breech closed and the firing bolt in its cocked. position. lFig. 1c is a .perspective vie'w'oi the forward end of the elevator. Fig. 3 illustr`ates thejbreech mechanism Ain transverse section, the section beingv taken lon the line 1%.-2, Fig. 1. Figs. 4 vand Ltfillustratein vertical and horizontal 4section -respectively vthe receiver containing the breech mechanism, the section being 'taken through the axisfof thebarrel, Fig. 4 represents the said receiver in horizontal sec tion taken on, the line 3`-4, Fig. 4, and Fig 4V represents a section taken through` tht axisbf the cartridge elevator. lii'gsrtc an( 4d represent the receiver in transversesectiox on th'efJ lines 56,V and- 7 '8,.' Fig'. 4,' respect .ivel'yl' Figs. 5, 5 and 5" represent a part o 'the breech attached Vto and 'sliding longitndi n ally with 'the' barrel' ofgtherifiefin side ele vation (viewed'from the'left'hand) in vertica longitudinal 4section and in plan respectively lig. 5'7 oonsstsj of `three views ot the sai` fpart of the breech in sections takenon th llines 9 '*1O,1112 and '13e-"114,- Fi`g. '5, r4 .`spectively. Figs. 6 and 6" represent the moi able'breech block in vertical lon gifudinal se -ton and in plan respectively. Figs. 6b an f 6? represent this breech-1v block in transvere sections-taken on the lines 15-16 (looking t ward the left-hand of), and 17-18 (lookin toward the rightlhandpi).b`ig. 6, respectively.' Fig: 6is a perspectiveviewof the-.movable breech block and hand lever showing'the-unl.l ler side. .Fig.-6 shows a bottom plains lon-L gitudinalsection and two cross sections of "the ej ector apart. Fg.-7 consists og two vievf illustrating in elevation and iny plan thehgrl? j' lever for working the'jnovable breechfbloc Fig. 8 representsone of the camsor locking levers employed with the m6vable'4breech block, in side and end elevation, and inplan. Fig. 9 represents'thering bolt in elevation and in` plan. 'Figg 10 'represents a gun for 'sporting purposes, orza shot gun in- .vertical longitudinalsection constructed according toi this invention the breech being'l in the open position. Fig. 1l represents thebreech mechansm of this gun in horizontal section taken on the lines --.16,1"Fig. 10, and Fig. 12 r'ep- :lo resents .the mechanism in'transverse section taken on the line 17 18, Fig. 10.V Fig. 13 consistsot three views vrepresenting inside elevation,bott9m` plan, and' end elevation, the movable breech block as'arran ged for employ- 2 5 ment. in the shot gun.

I will rst describe th`e construction :of Ythe rifle as illustrated `in Figs. 1 to 9. The barrel represented at A 'may be-of any ordinary orsuitableconstruction and forms no partof thepresent invention. This barrel is screwed erv rigidly connectedto a'breech piece B`-(Figs.1, `2 and 5) at b which breech piece is provided with two side plates orcheeks b and b2,Figs. 'lj and-5b representing notches :ncapable of eri-v 3 5 gaging with lock-ing levers D hereinafter de "scribed'carried by the movable breech block C. These side plates b bare each provided at theirextremities lwith aftongne or projection 'y engA `ing with cerresponding V-projec 41o tions or hoo sz, Fgg2, on the niovable breech block C2 This'arrangement enablesthe movable -breech' block 'Cjto be rigidly 'ta'redin; positionbythe locking'leversDand prevents the sideplates b' 125. from springingfontward 45 .nn'der-thepressure of the said levers," The movable 2 breech'block C, Figs. .1, 2, 6,16?, 6?.' and 6? c losesithe breech chamber 'of thebarf lrel and is retainedih thelclo'sed position by; -mean`aofthe two levers AD placed-. inrecessee 5o cfc,Fi '.-6",i1 thesideof themovableLhreech block w iclr is perforated with a longithdinal central passage in'gwhicli wQrkS lt'ring bolt P5 and cariesthe' projections o r hooks zIheir'eu inbetor'e referred'to, engaging with theA pre 5 5 jeetons tyonthe part 'B fof rnngan extension- 'iof the. Bauch-Figi.; 4 This movable breech- .'blockQl isfalsojlprovided {rvith an extractor. e,- A4a sfety tp s for-$1.19 fir-ins; in (actin-g se gliebreeenfl lmperfectly pe o sqd) and aliena '6o` vlever-Ii.-y The -t'lilc ef theel-'m(Wahlebl'eecll.

`b1ock iseprovdedwith a shnld'ereldlnotch to2. fonitsunde'surfamrlgsv ,1 and acting nr connectiouwith theloartfridge elevator hereinafter' delscl'ibed.-4 -flllielocking leveren-Figs. ;'2," 6' `and'.8,"oscillaf upon their jaxes drin'. 'thelrr \m.'lalebr'eech block andere'provldedat extension'orl prjectiofdfby means f which l they 4arie Aautomatically' released at the endet l Y the recoil moyel'nent and 'disengaged fronr'the 7o notches :v in the plates b b 'by thfe action of two inclined planes j"z andfin the receiver Fig.- '4h-f. .These lleversarerecessedA at d, Fig. 8,/forf the passage of the head of 4the firing bolt?, .The extractor eis lretained in :thje upper page :0E the movablebreech' block by meanspf a lplate e', Figs'. l6 and 6" secured' stone end by ascrew andai', the other endby a;pmject ing partV e3 of the plate e', which part las vis perl,

forated'forthepassageand play of the eze` 8o `V tractor e.' The platee' also lfoitnsi a bearing, f or the levers D and whenremoved the latter' can be placed in position.-

The landlver L, Figs. l, Zand 7, is' employed for opening'the breech for the-purpose ofloading'by hand or for removing any cartridge that-hasnotlbeen discharged. In drawing back: this-lever-the breech being closed the lever is caused to rock. upon its axis o'rfpin l sitilatedunder t he`mo v' i able breech b lockg-Figs. 1,2 `3,`6' a,nd` 7, land- 9o, two inclined 'slots lf Zprovided in the'lete'r' as represented in Figs` faud 75 and engage' ing. with the projections 'df on the locking- Y levers D-cansethe latter tomoy'einward and escape fromthe notches :c inpthplates vb b* attached to the barrel. 'Unt-Ien these condil .consommable bleechtldckd ls manico to be moved `awayi'rollthe breech cham-ber" by means'of `the leverL until the stop 'i,`F igs. 1 and 1, engages 'with {henotch 0 in thetail plate c, the tiring-b1t P b`ging drawn-back and" cocked atlthe same tme'pbya n o'tch on the said bol't engagngwithasear J5'. v fherithe elevator -H is locked or potent of action'. i. as hereinafter explained,-the`breecl l remains Vopen;i=. sin liicated 'rn Figs.i 1t and 2" and a cartridge is enabledto bejintroducedby hand in to the.. breech which can then bekclosed by' pressing downfthethnmb pieceorprojection i so'astogdisengage the l2011331?. 'catch fi, 1f fmmihe'notelim @movable-breech plooi@ The ring boltcjP, Figs. 31,- 2 .andH-Qlso'; 1

serve $0-1 jct'- the lemmi ill-"art iidgeshells,

(Fig. '9) inflinej with the safety catch 3,. which ish'ecnes'saryinfardente open-the .breech after,- th'flring b'olt has'beencockedr In this safety j posit-ionrthefnotch 'pf in 'thehead4 allows the 13olsafety catch's carried by the movablefbreech block() t0 pase. -Inanyether position the vringboltl-cannot pssgthesafetystopsnp,

-Vtlieir lower-rear partfwith a @nina rsille: hier@ :depressieby ,thqgizmplete I-tiresafety positio'rrA (just o positeothat rzfolf the hand lever L inthe catch s is connectedt l lever.

closing of theV breech. The strikers als@ provided with a notch p2 enabling it'te'en-v gagewi'th the nose of the searJasrepref [sented in Fig. 1*.

before referred to axis s', Figs'l and 6, spring fr which causes forward movement of the iringfpin' stop` the The safety catch s hereinvibrates upon' a horizontal" and is acted o`n 'by a it to tend to^frise and P except when lthebreech is properly closed and the safety catch is lowered by placingnqrmal position. This the said lever L by a projection 32 which engages with'an'eccenf tric slot 13, Figs. 7

The movable breech .blockI-is' sub-' and 6d. for-med in ltheesaid jectedto the action of ,aspring R having a bearing in the the lowerppart's of themechauism (elevator,-

magazine, trigger:l

guard,` trggenand scar),

and moreover sustains the. excess-9i. theiorce of 4the recoil which isa/not absorbed bythe springs, the stock idty 0f allthe par .the said receiver. fi)sing"L ltttached4 te vand ,insures th'e`rig" ts. The top of the receiver' is'clesedY by a cover -F-"- protecting the 'parts of the breech'and acting asa guide foi the barrel and'movable'breech' block when sliding longitudinally breech mechanism. The with fan opening f,-

trod uctio'nand ejection ofthe cartridgss and with Aa lateral slot 2 for the play 6i .or opening ff, Figs. .2 and thevhand: lever" I r. The" receiver f is lconnected '1 tof theis'to'cli'- Grl by. a

scre` w`fv passing through; the tang ofthe re-v .ceivery and .by-

serves to" secure 'ryingthe trigger further-p'rQvided before' referredj tc, a stop :for the ..elevator, the thumb piece'or projection c" for werking the stop which engages breech biock', an aperture, tion of the cartridges provi fclosedbyl a spring RQ an opening fm, 4? and 4 for' the proj eoticn h( on' the elevator the triggerguardplate carwith the movable' for the introducdefd with a door'- l 4a y H and anotheraperturem' for thenose of, the sear J i At its front extremity it isprovidedwith a screw thread engaging zine I f -This Imagazine ,isin tnbe, Fig. 1, and cont with. a@ maga the :form `of a, ains. a number of carytrildges whi'chfare introduced-#throughnthfe' sis.

' -.and.cempress` ass are subsequently vater H as hereinafter described. "it alsecarf,v

.ries a coiled spring .R2-and aring M serving' to move the barrelf orward'- after the recoil.

The ring M cempresse's'the spring rigidly fixed by a of the barrel A.

' RZ during.

"the recoil a'ndslid es upon the magazine being.

dovetail Ain the under side- The cartridge eleirator H" of lsimple shape 1is arranged in the'receiver in a line with magazine being hinged.

the

actedon springxlvate it the said spring hein rat trap 'principle` and.' coi 'ed ,-uponfa pin j o n bythefinovahi'breehblhclr C which fslides ever-*them` iffits; irfniwardy movement Ornor-mill position. The elevator actsupc l thesto'p i connected .to the fthumbv piecev i^ and oscillating upon 4b', bythe interventif'n 'ated lunder the arm s .ascen d's `'it lowers 'of 'a bent lever 1? situso that as theelevator block i's then at-liberty,

the spring R pre 'sely at the moment when the lelevator-H haspushednpa cartridge to the level ofthe'bree'ch chamber. 1Ti1i's actio'n whereby 'the i breech delay or' premature movement is of great mportatrice-f i The .arn

'breechsopemunless the shooter has allowedA thetrigger to resume its normal' position..4

import'antpart cfjthelinventionand regulates theactionwith great precision by enabling the shooter to loa'dby hand underany conditions with the of an 'ordinar'yfb-reech loading rifle.' Aspring 'The st oph of -th'e elevator H, Figs. vSand 'capable o 'f` proj ection or Iproje'ct's in front of the magazine.l

upon a pine2 and.

frming theax'is" ct; 'the trigger J. f The ele- 'vater-is proy'ded with two incllinesb,a actedand forces down th'eeie'vatori'lit'itsl depressed same prfscijsionl as in the. caseI lrf ccnstakntlytehds to Torce upithe'stop- .12

4be caused tofengagewith. are'cess ,inthe clef:

the :magazine onto Ithe clef.;

livhich .tends to.. ele- "l arranged on the the pit-t2, righi; 1` am! is closed'antomatically Aand precisely atithe proper time withc'ut any x ha ciV the elev'atcrH is provided witha notch h whichengages-with 'the t'ri'g" ger J whenthfe latter is` pulled and prevents' lt i1e` -elevat'or from working A(even when the This 'interlocking of 'the `elevatcr,.movable` 'YI breechblockandthe trigger constitutes an 4roc until thetrigger is released by the nger'The `sear J is-tconnected `to the vtrigger b y vappin and -wprlrs in lan opening fm' inthe receiver to project abovevthe bqttomhii the latthesaid stopt and frees the f f movable breech block-C. "he'movable breechto beiacted upon by gaged bythe stopt springing' into a notches ward movement forabout threesix'teent-hs A to its place. When they elevator has ascendi `The levers D are causedto engage withthe recesses in the fixed breech B bythe ine-4 breech block comes in'contact -with the Abarrel. 'In fact. thelever L which at this ino-y Y ment whenthe prqiecthinfl..of Ithe stop' iis se'V Vr`es ulting'frorn the sudden stoppageiofthe- ,mov\ement.of .themovable breech blockbyrthe barrel. In this movement the inclined slots to an incomplete movement oliI the locking lebe completely lowered by the lever L andthe ringbolt-P is'conseqnently locked, thus Aaf.

- trigger causes lthe noseof the sear to tend to fblock being'retained bythe stop '15,' acar- `tridge is introducedinto the breech chamber when a fresh cartridge is in troducedftlie proiiuence of the spring R,`compressed in the pre` ring bolt P. A spring r3, actinggupon. the pin j" by which the scar is connected to the project into the path of the ring bolt which in order to be cocked by vhand requires to overcome the' pressure of the spring ri.

The/action of this breech mechanism i as follows: When loading by hand, them gaf zine being ltilled with cartridges or not, the firstoperation consists in reldering the elevator H immovable by screwingjin the stop hf: after which the breech isopened by drawing back the movable breech block 'O by the aid of the hand lever L (Fig. 2) until it. is-en- (Fig. 1t).` Under the action 4ot' the lever L the barrel A moves back with the"- movable breech block C and toward the end of the` movement the locking levers D, 'coming into contact with the inclines fifi? are forced in-` ward and disengaged `from' .the 'notches ein the part B of the breech attachedto the barrel which together Withthe latter lis then pushedV forward by the actiou'of the springR.' The breech being now open the movable breech throughthe opening fin the npper part or cover F of the receiver F. Incase a car" tridge-has been previously tired 0E the-- empty shell drawnout by the extractor` eis ejected by the striker which may continue its forof an inch, there being nothing to prevent the shell from turning over In allinstanees jection 'i' of v the stop 'i is acted -upon by pressingdown the thumb pieces" soas te liberate the Amovable breech block' C which, under the in# ceding operation, is suddenly forced forward.

tiaof the hand" lever L when the movable acted upon is in theretractedpositionmoves' forward spontaneously, owing tothe shock L'Jin- 'the lever L force out thefle'vers D a'n'dfv the'slotls acts -npon the' tail s? -o,f thej-stop*or catch'sls'o as to .depress the latter and combreech has, not been completely closed, owing vers forl example; the stop orcateh s will 'not' 'fordingabsolute safety'to theshooter.- The outward movement of the levers D may be assisted by small springs supplementing the action ot the lever L.' Assuming'that the breech is completely closed itis simply necessary to.: act upon the trigger .T in theusual manner' in order to lower the nose ofk the scar'- Injorder to discharge a fresh cartridge'themovements hereinbefore described are simply repeated. -These movements may be summed up as follows, viz: iirSt,l opening the-breech; n

second, inserting \a cartridge in to the breech chamber; third, pressing down the projection 'of the stop t" of the movable breech block,

and, fourth,ring.

' Repeating action-In thi'scase itmust be vassumed that Ythe magazine has lbeen filled throughthe 'opening provided with `a door R 4and that one cartridge has been placed inthe I breech chamber. The elevator H-is simply freed by unscrewing -th'e stop handthe firing is commenced. Theopen'in'gfof fthe'breech v and ejection of the shelltake place in the i same wayas when loading by'hand wi'ththe vdifference that in the present case the force of the recoil or reaction due tothe explosion'.

of the cartridge causes the breech to open in place 'of the force produced' byacting upon the lever L. The velevator being-free and carryinga-cartridge immediatelyascends`(dot tedlines Fig. 1*) ,-whe'n the barrel has returned ed suciently to-place the fresh cartridge 'on 41 level with the breech' chamber the movable ,jos I breech `bleek C big released bythe movement ofthe elevator whichf'acts Vantom'atically '-uponthe' s top 'i y the intervention of the arms hs and projection t1) springs forward sliding overtheinclineshfonthelatter. The

is ready for iiring, 'By means of these arrange- Iandpushes the cartridgeinto the l barrel at the 'same time forcing dow the elevator' H by brech 'is closed at thesame time and the arm A .mentsa series of shots can be fired in rapid succession2 -simpl-y by -repeatedlypressing the' -triggenuntillthe magazine-is exhausted. As

.the breech 'dues net .op'en until. after the 'recoil has taken place/and. when the barrel is moving frwardgthere' is no pressure'of 'gasI 1n the barrel when this opening tales place so that thereis neither any gear 'of any escape "liable i to clog up the. mechanism nor any waste of gas, thus allti1e propellinglorcesof i the gases are utilized-'in producing the car- Y 12 I,It should also be. observed that the `rapidity 5' .laying and penetrating powerof theprojectiles.

with which the einpty cartridge shell- Vs eject .feg in great measure prevents the latter from 'transmitting to the barrel thevheatvwhich in other' re arms is allowed 'time to penetrate into-the metal O f the-barrel so .that with the same cartridges and yat the same rate of firingthe'heating of the breech of a riiie constrnctedaccording to this invention is conarrangement may be combined withk iire'arms of any caliber and of. any size and {that the principles of its construction may be applied to pieces'of artillery of small caliber known as quick firing guns. The invention may in particular beapple'd to sporting or shot guns bymeans of afewmodiicatio'ns in the details which are renderednecessary by the .formof the cartridges: t

- v The arrangement of the tire-arm as con-v structed for, sporting purposes lis based upon the same principles and will be readily unl derstood by lmeans ofthe followingdescription with reference to Figs.

10, 11, 12. and 13 of the annexed drawings. l In. this modifica tion the part Bf attached to :the vbarrel and the movable breech-block'C are constructed in the same way as in `the' military gun'orV ride,hereinbefore,'described and act inr the same v'manner but the extractor situated iat the upper part of, the movable breech'block C is-'replaced'by two hooks n n arranged at. the side (Figs. 1'0, 12 and 13) and the ejection is eifectedbyjmeans of the fresh cartridge which being l elevated by the'4 elevator H pushes up the empty shell as it isbeing brought into line with the barrel and throws.

it out of the breech. The lateral opening for' the introduction ofl the cartridges 'into the' -magazine is'dispensed with, the magazine being charged at the .front end and with this object is provided with an internal tube\`con taining a spring by'which the cartridges are p ushed out.' This tube is screwed to the magazine and is emoved in'oi'der to introduce-the cartridges. -A's inthe arrangementhereinbef'ore described, the cartridges slide onto the elevator'but'the latter is not provided with a, stop for holding it outof action or rather this stop is replacedby a rockingmotion l(dotted lines Fig. 11) of the trigger guard. Withthis ,A object the said guard is pivotedppn a pin t. carrying a lever arm kprovded at the extrem- -ity witha pin or bolt k capable 'ofengaging f with'a correspondinghole hin the elevator. Thesame lateral'rocking` movement of the .trigger guardjpl'aces a prog ection k2 under the l scar locking the latter and preventing the. gun

same functions-as the stop from going o.' The cartridges in the eleva# tor bear yagainst` a stop 1112 performing the, Pronthe dooriot the lateral opening in the preceding arrangement. This'p'rojection T12 is placed upon a pin or axis o and'is acted upon by a spring restore it to the verticalp'oby the elevator so asQto 'taining returned, whereby, the breech is ope ned,sub.

stop, all substantially as Yautomatically disen'g'age it which tends to' sition afterfit/has been depressed inicios-Y ing the movable breech block. The stop-'h5 acting upon the,y cartridges in thefmaga'zinein place Vof being attached to the elevatorH forms an independent piece carried by a spring and which is depressed .automatically allow one cartridge to pass onto thelatter. movable breech block isv simply actuated `.by v4the elevator 1I the thumb The" stop'. i5 for Athe piece or proectiou 1:' being dispensed with. in this eese the stop is subjected to the action of4 the spring 'f5 which constantly tends\to cause it toiengage with` themovable breech block'wliile the elevator'in ascending tends on the contrary t the .said breech' disengage block. Y .1

The action of the. mechanism in this n iodie iication is the'same as withu the arrangement first her'einbeforedescribed.` I claim as my invention-f ceiver,-a movable barrel, a cartridgemagazine under the'- barreland a spring -coiled 'around the magazine and adapted to be tnsi'oned by the backward movement the recoil, to return the barrel, with. a'n1ev one end agaihstthe lreceiver andfat thfe other end against tliesmovable breech-block and adapted to be tensioned by the recoil oithe of the barrel during able breech-block, a second spring bearing at 4 the breechfblockafter the barrel has stantially aslset forth. f

c'eiver, a movablebreech-*block providedwitli a recess, and 'a spring adapted to be .tension/ed.

by Ythe `recoil offthe -movable breechlblock, `witlif a stop Y adapted toenter the, s'aid recess in the'breechblock, and a thumb piece to actuate the said and. for the purposesy carried by the receiver [and setforthf --1 M 3. Ina tire-arm, the combination of a relceiver, a movable breech-block provided with 'a'i'ece'ss,l a spring adapted to be-tensioned by the recoil' ofethe inovablebreech-blocl; and a stop -carriedby the receiver and adapted to enter the .saidre'cess in the an oscillating cartridge elevatoradapted; to

Isaid elevator being provided with a'projecfor'tempora'rily re- Ywo i2.. In a firefarm, the combination of? a rebreeclrblock; with y l'risefwhen the breech-block" 'moves back, thef'.'

vtion adapted 'to actupn lthe lsaid stop -to block, when the elevator is completel'yraised',

all substantially as auditor the p urpnises'set 4T. `lh a` fire-arm,the-"combination lcfa rei- ,adapted te b'e'tensioned by the recoil of the' movable breech-blockwhen the breech-block movesy back the said elevatcrbeing provided with a projection to act upon thesaid stop `whenY the .elevator is "ceiver, a' movable breech'block 'and a spring I" and a stoptolockthe breech-bleek at the end ofthe rec'oil, with an, V`oscillating cartridge elevator adapted to-rise raisedga. screvvfstop'h" tbtloclithe'ele'vator out pf operation anda thumb; piece also ladapted .to actuabe thesaid stopQ-a'llsubstantially as;A

and fonfthe pui-poses setfforth V5. In afrearm,th e. combination of "a reable breech-block provided with locking le` 4vers Dywith abar'rel, andthe part'B'l-igidly secured ltojthe barrel `and l`provided with.

notches w, the saidrlockingleveradapted to vengage withlhe .notches to lock the breech# block to the bari-e1, 'and to engage withthe trol the said safety i'nelines ffs to unlock the breech-blckfom the barrel, alLsubstantially as and for thc',-

purposes set forth.

oeiver, amovable bree'chfb'lock provided with l firing bol-t and with locking levers'D to lock'` l vthe vmovable bx'eech-bloc'l-,inl'its-closed posi- 2.0

tion and a vsafetycatch is to engage with the `r1ng-bolt,` witha hand leve@ adapted t/o con'- catch and the said lookin g levers.,whereby the safety catch cannot rev lease the firing bolt until' the movable breech- 2 5 l block iscomplet'elygolos'ed and locked by the locking levers, all substantially asset-forth.

7..,.Ina fi'rezjlrm,` the combination of Va re-y .eiver lprwifda with movabwbreecubmk, l

.a trigger with an oscillating ycartridge elevator'adapted to rise when'th'e breech-block is drawn back, and; ot being lowered lby the breech-block when closing andan arm on the.

elevator'adapted to projecti'n `the path of the triggerexcept when the elevator ils-completely lowered whereby in the automatic action the' trigger Ycannot 'be pulled until the breech is -closed 'substantially asset Aforth. V8.11151 a lire-arm, the combinationfa -refrom the breech-block when raised and apro jection tolock the trigger .until the velevator is completely lowered, all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

1; In' testimony whereofl have `signed' my i name to this specification inthe presencezof tw'o subscribing witnesses. v

s LON ERANCKEN,

RoBT. M. HQOPER.` 

